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DOD recommits to CMU software security center with $732M award
"The institute has been the model for what academia can do for government in the cybersecurity field and has led innovation both in government practices an…
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Should the FTC Kill the Password? The Case for Better Authentication
Daniel J. Solove George Washington University Law School Woodrow Hartzog Samford University - Cumberland School of Law; Stanford Law School Center for Intern…
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Canadian teen sentenced after "swatting,” "doxxing” across North America
"The Canadian teen’s crimes fit a pattern, said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of the 2014 book, “Hate Crimes in…
Can Americans Resist Surveillance?
Abstract This essay analyzes the ability of everyday Americans to resist and alter the conditions of government surveillance. Americans appear to have several…
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The Secret Agents Who Stake Out the Ugliest Corners of the Internet
"“What you’ve done with the POTUS Twitter account is created a one-stop shopping for people who don’t like the president to blow off steam and convey their…
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A 1990s anti-piracy law is why you haven’t seen the hacked list of Ashley Madison customers
"Using the DMCA in the past to deal with leaks got at least one company in trouble, said Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Cent…
Prof. Jason Arnold - Hearsay Culture Show #241 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technolo…
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Why the Islamic State leaves tech companies torn between free speech and security
"“You want to live in a world where people have access to news — in other words, documentary evidence of what is actually happening,” said Andrew McLaughli…
Anti-Flash sentiment sweeps the globe
On this week's show we'll be checking in with Richard Forno on the fallout from the OPM breach. Richard has been kicking around in DC infosec circles fo…
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Feds bust through huge Tor-hidden child porn site using questionable malware
""The court filings scrupulously avoid naming Tor (or mentioning hacking). Instead, they provide a detailed description of an anonymizing ‘Network’ an…
The FBI’s Problem Isn’t “Going Dark.” Its Problem is Going Slowly
It should be clear to even casual observers today that the “golden age of surveillance” thesis is fundamentally correct. We live in a time when far more data an…
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Why United Airlines is rewarding hackers with millions of free miles
""I think software is being increasingly built into things we use in our daily lives," said Harlan Yu, principal at technology firm Upturn. "…